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. 2021 Oct 5;37(1):171–178. doi: 10.1007/s00384-021-04020-7

Table 1.

Demographic, clinical, and operative characteristics for Crohn’s Disease patients undergoing an elective colectomy, stratified by operative approach

Characteristic, n (%) Laparoscopic converted to open Open pa Laparoscopic pb
1017 (12.6) 3253 (40.5) 3769 (46.9)
Age group, years 0.001  < 0.001
  < 30 223 (21.9) 613 (18.8) 1247 (33.1)
 30–39 254 (25.0) 697 (21.4) 951 (25.2)
 40–49 189 (18.6) 624 (19.2) 618 (16.4)
 50–59 157 (15.4) 653 (20.1) 473 (12.6)
  ≥ 60 194 (19.1) 666 (20.5) 480 (12.7)
Sex 0.005  < 0.001
 Male 565 (55.6) 1642 (50.5) 1589 (42.2)
 Female 452 (44.4) 1611 (49.5) 2180 (57.8)
Race 0.205 0.316
 White 801 (78.8) 2578 (79.3) 3008 (79.8)
 Black 97 (9.5) 349 (10.7) 304 (8.1)
 Otherc/Unknown 119 (11.7) 326 (10.0) 457 (12.1)
ASA classification  < 0.001  < 0.001
 I-II 626 (61.6) 1620 (49.9) 2573 (68.3)
 III 386 (38.0) 1591 (49.0) 1172 (31.1)
 IV-V 4 (0.4) 39 (1.2) 21 (0.6)
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 232 (23.0) 614 (19.1) 0.007 693 (18.5) 0.002
Diabetes 41 (4.0) 106 (3.3) 0.238 100 (2.7) 0.021
Current smoker 235 (23.1) 901 (27.7) 0.004 758 (20.1) 0.037
Steroid use 664 (65.3) 2026 (62.6) 0.119 2437 (65.1) 0.898
Dyspnea 19 (1.9) 85 (2.6) 0.179 63 (1.7) 0.668
COPD 11 (1.1) 62 (1.9) 0.077 32 (0.9) 0.485
Hypertension 200 (19.7) 624 (19.2) 0.733 482 (12.8)  < 0.001
Bleeding disorder 28 (2.8) 87 (2.7) 0.892 55 (1.5) 0.005
 > 10% weight loss 85 (8.4) 345 (10.6) 0.038 254 (6.7) 0.074
Pre-op transfusion 10 (1.0) 39 (1.2) 0.573 16 (0.4) 0.031
Pre-op hematocrit  < 0.001 0.001
 Abnormal 357 (35.1) 1451 (44.6) 1128 (29.9)
 Normal 610 (60.0) 1669 (51.3) 2378 (63.1)
 Unknown 50 (4.9) 133 (4.1) 263 (7.0)
Pre-op white blood cell count 0.181 0.006
 Abnormal 292 (28.7) 1025 (31.5) 966 (25.6)
 Normal 672 (66.1) 2083 (64.0) 2510 (66.6)
 Unknown 53 (5.2) 145 (4.5) 293 (7.8)
Pre-op BUN 0.024 0.004
 Abnormal 185 (18.2) 711 (21.9) 572 (15.2)
 Normal 735 (72.3) 2279 (70.1) 2719 (72.1)
 Unknown 97 (9.5) 263 (8.1) 478 (12.7)
Pre-op creatinine 0.005  < 0.001
 Abnormal 587 (57.7) 2061 (63.4) 2352 (62.4)
 Normal 355 (34.9) 997 (30.7) 1038 (27.5)
 Unknown 75 (7.4) 195 (6.0) 379 (10.1)
Mechanical bowel prep  < 0.001 0.757
 No 350 (34.4) 1344 (41.3) 1327 (35.2)
 Yes 538 (52.9) 1507 (46.3) 1945 (51.6)
 Unknown 129 (12.7) 402 (12.4) 497 (13.2)
Pre-op oral antibiotic  < 0.001 0.480
 No 384 (37.8) 1482 (45.6) 1443 (38.3)
 Yes 529 (52.0) 1436 (44.1) 1897 (50.3)
 Unknown 104 (10.2) 335 (10.3) 429 (11.4)
Concurrent organ removald 95 (9.3) 339 (10.4) 0.320 171 (4.5)  < 0.001
Concurrent fistula 69 (6.8) 238 (7.3) 0.567 110 (2.9)  < 0.001
Preoperative sepsis 61 (6.0) 259 (8.0) 0.038 126 (3.6)  < 0.001
Resection type 0.368 0.276
 Segmental resection 206 (20.3) 702 (21.6) 823 (21.8)
 Ileocolic resection 811 (79.7) 2551 (78.4) 2946 (78.2)

SD standard deviation, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, BMI body mass index, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, BUN blood urea nitrogen

aLaparoscopic converted to open vs. open colectomy

bLaparoscopic converted to open vs. laparoscopic colectomy

cAsian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian/Alaska Native

dGynecologic or small bowel organ removal